ADDINGTON MARKET

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25328, 30 October 1947, Page 5

ADDINGTON MARKET

♦ SOUND DEMAND FOR CHATHAMS ROMNEYS

FAT CATTLE EASIER A feature at the Addington market yesterday, which was held in unpleasant conditions in intermittent driving south-west rain, was the first offering of the season of Chatham Islands Romney wethers in the store and fat sheep sections. In each section the sheep met a sound demand. The store sheep sale was again good with values , fully up to the good rates of recent sales. Fat sheep remained firm for the greater part of the sale, with wethers easing sharply towards the end. Fat lambs were about 09 a par with last week’s lower rates. The offering of fat cattle was a shade too large for requirements, and over the latter half of the sale all classes eased. Best beef remained near the 80s per 1001 b mark. The store cattle sale was even better than the good markets of recent weeks. Up to £24 was paid for steers. Veal and dairy cattle remained high. Choppers and baconers retained the good rates of last week in the fat pig section, while porkers appreciated by 2s to 3s. Few buyers were in attendance at the store pig sale, where values over all eased by up to 5s a head. STORE SHEEP Chief interest in the store sheep section was in the entry of Chatham Islands and Marlborough station wethers, and largely because of. these sheep, the entry rose to 3137 head against 1912 last week. The offering consisted of 1351 hoggets, 305 ewes and lambs, and 1481 wethers. The demand for all classes was sound, and prices were fully up to those of last week. The Chathams wethers arrived in excellent order after a good trip, and a week on grass here brought them out looking well. The demand for these sheep ’ was steady, and prices for the 700 offered ranged from 34 6d to 40s 6d with all but a few pens at over 395. The Marlborough sheep, a line of 350, were the annual dyaft from Meadowbank, and were in ‘good order. They made from 28s 3d to 34s 6d.. Local wethers, of which there was a good selection, made from 27s to 35s 7d. With the exception of three lines, all the hoggets entered were wethers. The inquiry for ewe hoggets was particularly keen. The top price was 46s 6d for. a pen of Romney three-quarterbreds in the wool. They were good sneep. An exceptionally good lot of Romney ewe hoggets, well grown, and in forward condition, made 455. They were shorn. A line of small ewe hoggets in rather backward condition made 28s Id. Top price for wether hoggets was 365, which was paid for a well-grown line in forward condition. The ,best made from 34s 9d to the top price, with medium to good from 28s to 33s 4d. The three pens of ewes and lambs made from 27s to 32s 6d. all counted. FAT LAMBS

The entry in the fat lamb section totalled 295 against 363 last week. Except for odd pens of poorly-conditioned lambs the quality was good. Competition for the greater part of the sale was steady at last week’s lower rates, but over the final few pens there was a distinct firming in values when a number of butchers fopnd that they had not filled -requirements. The average price per lb was Is to Is 3d. The top price was 51s Id, paid

for two lambs. Values were:—extra prime fat lambs, 47s to 51s Id; Prime fat lambs. 40s to 465; good fat lambs, 36s to 395: medium fat lambs, 32s to 355; light fat lambs, 29s to 31s. x ~ The sales included: —on account of C. Whitehead (Blenheim), 2 at 51s Id; H. J. Hurford (Ellesmere). 10 at 38s Id to 45s 7d; R. F. Lochhead (Springston), 10 at 40s Id to 45s Id: A. Cockburn (Rolleston), 10 at 40s Id to 43s 7d; G. H. Winter (Kaia - poi), 9 at 38s Id to 42s 7d; L. W. Prosser (Leeston), 15 at 38s 7d to 42s Id; Schmack Bros. (Irwell), 19 at 38s Id to 41s 7d; H. Lang (Amberley), 6 at 38s 7d to 41s 7d; M. Ryan (Springston), 8 at 40s Id; A. M. Forrest (Kaiapoi), 14 at 37s 7d to 39s 7d; Mrs R. McAnulty (Rakaia), 12 at 37s 7d to 39s 7d. FAT The fat sheep entry, which totalled about 4500, compared with 4750 last week, included 550 Romney wethers from the Chatham Islands. The Chathams sheep were very big and of uniformly good standard, but the quality of the remainder

►was mixed. The usual local fattening sources were well represented. The sale opened on a keen note, with an inquiry for all classes, particularly for good cutting handy-weight wethers, which were about 7 2s dearer than last week. All other classes remained fully firm. The strong opening note was apparent until near the end of the sale, when wethers declined sharply, with butchers’ limits as elastic as at any sale during the last four months. The Chathams Romneys met steady competition from wholesale and trade buyers and the total offering changed* hands at 42s 7d to 57s 7d. Top price for wethers in the wool was 71s 7d. Values were (shorn sheep):— Extra prime heavy wethers, 61s to 67s Id. Prime heavy wethers, 53s to 60s. Prime medium-weight wethers, 45s to 525. Ordinary and light wethers, 34s to 425. Extra prime hoggets, 48s to 60s 7d. Prime hoggets, 43s to 475. Medium and light hoggets, 34s to 425. Prime heavy ewes. 46s to 49s 7d. Prime medium-weight ewes, 39s to 455. Ordinary ewes, 31s to 375. Light and unfinished ewes, 21s to 30s. The sales included (shorn sheep unless otherwise stated): on account of J. I. Johns (Culverden), 3 woolly wethers at 71s 7d, 4 woolly hoggets at 62s 7d. 11 ewes at 35s Id; W. J. and R. S. McCully (Temuka), 68 wethers at 60s 7d to 67s Id: S. J. Graham (Leeston), 6 wethers at 66s 7d, 2 ewes at 47s 7d; G. J. Francis (Spreydon), 121 wethers at 57s 7d to 66s 7d; J. Smith (Springbank), 20 wethers at 59s Id to 65s Id, 15 ew'es at 33s 4d: G. Holmes (Rakaia), 30 wethers at 59s Id to 65s Id; Treleaven Bros (Styx), 12 wethers at 57s 7d to 65s Id, 8 ewes at 41s Id; P. F. Clin-, ton (Darfield), 23 wethers at 56s 7d to 64s 7d, 7 ewes at 35s Id; J. R. Youngman (Darfield), 27 wooHy wethers at 40s 7d to 64s 7d; E. J. Smith (Prebbleton). 45 wethers at 59s Id to 62s 7d; R. J. Bailey (Little Akaloa), 7 wethers at 62s 7d, 6 ewes at 32s 7d; W. D. Walker (Dunsandel), 5 wethers at 61s Id; F. A. Wells (West Melton), 11 wethers at 60s 7d: Paparua Prison Farm, 33 wethers at 58s Id to 60s 7d; H. J. Macartney (Tai Tapu), 10 hoggets at 60s 7d. 2 ewes at 49s Id: Mrs M. Chatterton (Dunsandel), 4 wethers at 60s Idr H. Hassall (Morven), 2 wethers at 60s Id. 5 ewes at 28s Id to 35s 7d; E. J.

Whyte (Waipara). 70 wethers at 4T» Id to 59s 7d, 14 ewes at 31s 7d to 36s 7d; R. F. Lochhead (Springston), 20 wethers at 48s Id. to 59s 7d; J. M. B. Starky (Amberley), 56 wethers at 55s 7d to 59s 7d; H. E. Cross (Weedons), 27 wethers at 53s Id to 59s 7d; H. H. Petrie (Swannanoa), 6 wethers at 59s Id; J. S. Thompson (Kirwee), 20 wethers at 52s 7d to 58s 7d; C. Maindonald (Morven), 2 wethers at 58s Id, 11 ewes at 46s Id; B. E. Wilkinson (Spotswood), 40 hoggets at 47s 7d to 58s Id; Misses M. and K. Todhunter (Waikari), 30 wethers at 42s to 57s 7d; Barker Bros. (Chatham Islands), 97 wethers at 42s 7d to 57s 7d; R. G. Raines (Rakaia), 70 wethers at 45s 7d to 56s 7a; Owenga Estate (Chatham Islands), 71 wethers at 42s Id to 56s 7d; S. Henderson (Chatham Islands), 154 withers at 46s Id to 55s 7d, 18 ewes at 31s 7d to 33s 7d; A. A. Stott (Darfield), 44 wethers at 46s Id to 55s Id; N. Wishart (Chatham Islands), 156 wethers at 42s 7d to 54s 7d; A. J. Blakely, jun. (Amberley), 56 wethers at 47s 7d to 54s Id; G. and 'D. S. Johns (Culverden), 4 wethers at 54s Id, 25 ewes at 36s to 42s Id; H. G. M. Watson (Wakanui), 10 wethers at 53s Id, 3 ewes at 35s 7d; F. A. Sheat (Horrelville). 56 wethers at 43s 7d to 52s 7d; L. S. Wells (Chorlton), 45 wethers at 49s 7d to 51s 7d; J. L;- Reese (Southbridge), 84 hoggets at 41s 7d to 50s 7d; W-. F. Dixon (Ashley), 2 wethers at 50s 7d, 32 ewes at 43s 7d; G. S. Campbell (Rakaia), 19 wethers at 49s Id to 50s Id; E. S. Johnstone (Winchmore), 100 wethers at 46s Id to 50s Id; R. Sigler (Morven), 22 ewes at 32s 7d to 49s 7d; F. Heron (Ohoka), 33 wethers at 43s 7d to 49s 7d, 17 wethers at 37s Id; Tong Bros. (Southbridge), 22 wethers at 43s Id to 49s 7d, Major G. F Hutton (Darfield). 70 ewes at 37s Id to 49s 7d; J. D. Ward (Hororata), 34 woolly ewes at 38s 7d to 49s Id; H. W. Dixon (Mount Hutt), 57 wethers at 43s 7d to 48s 7d; W. Payne (Blenheim), 39 wethers at 47s Id to 48s 7d, 21 ewes at 28s 7d to 40s 7d; W. Johnson (Irwell), 7 woolly ewes at 48s 7d; J. G. Marshall (Rakaia), 36- ewes at 33s Id to 48s Id; D. W. Smith (Cheviot), 35 wethers at 44s 7d to 47s 7d; G. W. R. Stephens (Rakaia), 31 hoggets at 38s 7d to 47s 7d; F. Higgins (Blenheim), 75 wethers at 45s 7d to 47s 7d, J. Burrows (Chertsey), 59 hoggets at 40s Id to 47s Id, 10 ewes at 33s 7d; O. A. Wells (Amberley), 2 wethers at 46s 7d, 13 ewes at 30s 7d to 34s 7d; Estate J. H. Ridge (Springston), 12 hoggets at 39s Id to 46s 7d; G. Tuuta (Chatham Islands), 76 wethers at 45s Id to 46s 7d; R. E. Needham (Greendale), 15 hoggets at 44s 7d to. 46s Id; C. E. Hilgendorf (Ashburton), 41 ewes at 35s Id to 42s 7d; J. Hall (Waikari), 21 ewes at 36s to 42s Id; A. H. Coles (Irwell). 15 ewes at 34s 7d to 39s 7d; A. W. Sloss (Aylesbury), 50 ewes at 32s Id to 39s Id. FAT CATTLE The entry of fat. cattle was 597 against 512 last week. The additional supply was more than the market could absorb, and though prices were fully firm over the first half of the sale, they came back later, and toward the end were £1 to 30s a head' lower all round. Plain cows were particularly affected. .The average drop in price would be £1 a head for the better steers and heifers, and about the same for cows.

Best beef made to 80s per 1001 b; good beef, 57s 6d to 70s; medium beef, 47s 6d to 555; best cow beef, to 57s 6d; secondary cow beef, to 40s. Values were;— Extra prime heavy steers, to £36 7s 6d. Prime heavy steers, £29 to £3l. Prime medium-weight steers, £23 to £2B Ordinary and light steers, £lB to £2l. Extra prime heifers, to £25 2s 6d. Prime heifers, £l7 to £2l. ‘ Ordinary and light heifers, £l2 to £ 16. Extra prime cows, to £24 12s 6d. Prime cows. £l4 10s to £lB 10s. Ordinary and light cows, £8 to £l3. The sales included:—on account of A. R. Menzies (Menzies Bay), 4 steers at £26 17s 6d to £36 7s 6d, 3 heifers at *£2l 7s 6d to £22 7s 6d; A. Sharp (Halswell). 21 steers at £26 17s 6d to £36 2s 6d; V. Craw (Pigeon Bay), 5 steers at £22 17s 6d to £33 17s 6d, 7 cows at £l7 17s 6d to £2O 17s 6d; J. E. V. Chapman (Little River), 11 steers at £25 2s 6d to £33 12s 6d, Dumgree Estate (Seddon), 7 steers at £24 2s 6d to £33 12s 6d, 1 heifer at £25 2s 6d;‘ Estate H. T,_ J. Thacker (Okain’s Bay), 12 steers at £25 17s 6d to £3O 17s 6d; Mrs G. J. Craw (Chorlton), 2 steers at £29 2s 6d to £3O ,17s 6d, 3 cows at £lB 12s 6d to £2l 12s 6d; J. Fitzgerald (Orari), 9 steers at £25 12s 6d to £3O 17s 6d; J. L. Auston (Albury), 10 steers at £2l 17s 6d to £29 17s 6d; J. E. Thacker (Okains Bay), 6 steers at £25 2s 6d to £29 12s 6d. 3 cows at £l6 2s 6d to £l6 12s 6d;; E. R. Good (Spotswood), 3 steers at £29 12s 6d; C. B. Thacker, jun. (Okain’s Bay) 7 steers at £25 12s 6d to £29 7s 6d; Estate Mrs B Birdling (Birdling’s Flat). 4 steers at £25 2s 6d to £2B 17s 6d; McDermott s Estate (Halswell), 10 steers at £2l 17s 6d to £2B 7s 6d; J. B. Hay (Pigeon Bay), 8 steers' at £27 12s 6d to £27 17s 6d; Annandale Estate (Pigeon Bay), 8 steers at £27 7s 6d to £27 17s 6d; J. B. Ferguson (Lyndhurst), 13 steers at £23 2s 6d to £27 12s 6d, 5 heifers at £l5 17s 6d to £l7 17s 6d; A. Gillanders (Domett), 1 steers at £26 12s 6d to £27 2s 6d; Misses Walsh (Tai Tapu), 14 steers at £24 12s 6d to £26 17s 6d; D. W. J. Gould (Waipara). 5 steers at £25 12s 6d to £26 7s 6d, 1 heifer at £2O 2s 6d, 2 cows at £2O 12s 6d to £2O 17s 6d; H. Banks (Coutts Island), 4 steers at £25 17s 6d; L. A. Noble (Ashburton), 1 heifer at £24 12s 6d; B. Dobson (Peggioh), 3 cows at £l6 12s 6d to £24 12s 6d; John Brooks (Irwell), 2 cows at £2O 12s 6d to £23 17s 6d; Mrs M. K. Macfarlane (Little River), 3 steers at £23 17s 6d; Rainey Bros. (Flaxton), 2 cows at £l9 17s 6d to £22 12s 6d; Mrs E. Gates (HalswelT), 5 cows at £l9 12s 6d to .£2l 17s 6d; Jackson Bros. (Purau), 4 heifers at £2l 12s 6d; H. Dampier Crossley (Rotherham), 1 heifer at £2l 2s 6d. 1 cow at £l7 2s 6a; F. Hand (Culverden), 1 cow at £2l 2s 6d; H. Pearce.(Halswell), 1 cow at £2l 2s 6d; C. B. Thacker (Okain’s Bay), 14 heifers at £lB 17s 6d to £2O 12s y6d; estate F. H. James (Amberley), 5 cows at £l5 2s 6d to £lB 17s 6d. VEALERS There was again a small entry of mixed quality in the veal section and values were again high. Recent rates were fully maintained. The bulk of the yarding was made up of large and indifferent quality sorts. Values were: prime large vealers, £ll 13s 6d to £l4 3s 6d; good vealers, £8 8s 6d to £lO 18s 6d; medium quality suckers, £5 13s 6d to £8 18s 6d; large calves, £3 10s to £5 ss; medium calves, 48s. to 655; small and rough, down to 255.

STORE CATTLE The entry of .store cattle was large and included a big offering of good cattle in forward condition. The sale was easily the best for a very considerable time, and values were high for everything'. A line of 30 three and four-year Shorthorn cross steers made from £22 2s 6d to £24; a truck of three-year Polled Angus steers £22, 60 two-year Polled Angus cross steers £l5 7s 6d to £l9 2s 6d, a pen of rising two-year Shorthorn steers £l3 2s 6d, 20 yearling heifers £lO 16s, and 19 yearling Shorthorn cross steers, £lO 7s 6d. A truck of 10 cows of mixed colours made £ll 7s, and most were worth between £8 and £ll. DAIRY CATTLE There was a very small entry of dairy cattle and quality was poor. Values were sound, considering the class of cattle offered, but no hign prices were obtained. Best second, third, and fourth calvers made £l4 to £l7 10s. good average sorts £ll to £l3 10s, aged and unattractive, £8 5s to £lO 10s. Heifers were offered in small numbers, with nothing outstanding among them. The best made £l3 10s to £l6 10s, and others down to £9 10s. FAT PIGS The pork entry was much smaller than that of last week, and the sale was excellent throughout, with values 2s to 3s a head better. Choppers \yere also in small supply, but values showed no change on the better rates of last week. Baconers were forward in medium numbers and the sale was again excellent, with last week’s good rates fully maintained. Values were:— Light porkers, £3 19s 6d to £4 12s 6d. Medium porkers, £4 14s 6d to £5 2s. 6d. Heavy porkers, £5 9s 6d to £6 2s 6d. Choppers, £5 18s 6d to £l2 3s 6d. Light baconers, £6 6s 6d to £6 12s 6d. Medium baconers, £6 14s 6d to £6 19s 6d. Heavy baconers, £7 2s 6d to £7 9s 6d. Extra heavy baconers, £7 17s 6d to £8 10s 6d. Average price per lb, IOJd to 103 d. STORE PIGS The attendance at the store pig sale was very small. Almost the whole entry consisted of weaners and slips, with only about four pens of large stores. From the outset weaners eased by 2s to 3s a head, but a further easing set in over the latter part of the auction, and, on an average, prices were back by 4s to 5s a head. Values wfcre:— Small weaners, 27s to 355. Best weaners, 38s to 455. Slips, 47s to 555. Small stores, 58s to 655. Medium stores, 66s to 70s. Large stores, to 765.

BURNSIDE (P.A.) DUNEDIN. October 29. With small entries in the fat sheep and fat beef sections at Bumside to-day. there was a sharp rise in values. Fat cattle numbered 200, mostly of average quality. Prices were better*by 30s to £2 a head for the greater part of the sale, but in the concluding race dropped to last week’s figures. Extra prime heavy bullocks made up to £4l 17s 6d. prime heavy £32 17s 6d to £34 12s 6d. prime £27 17s 6d to £3O 17s 6d. medium £23 7s 6d to £25 2s 6d, light from £l7 13s 6d. extra prime heavy heifers to £3O 7s 6d. prime heavy £25 7s 6d to £27 2s 6d, prime £l7 17s 6d to £22 17s 6d, light from £l2 2s 6d, prime heavy cows to £24 2s 6d. prime £l6 12s 6d to £l9 17s 6d, medium £l3 17s 6d to £l4 17s 6d. light from £lO 12s 6d. The fat sheep entry numbered approximately 1700. mostly of mixed quality. All qualities showed an improvement in values, with a particularly keen demand for best sorts. Extra prime woolly wethers brought up to 795, prime 72s to 755. medium 61s to 645, light from 555, prime heavy woolly ewes to 575, prime 44s to 48s. medium 37s to 40s, light from 335, prime shorn wethers 67s to 725, medium 55s to 60s, light from 48s. The offering of store cattle was smaller than usual and competition did not appear to be as keen as at former sales. Two pens of three-year-old steers made £l4 2s and £l4 15s. There was again a keen inquiry for baconers and porkers Best quality baconers made up to £9. prime £8 4s to £8 roedium 4s to £7 12s, light from £6 12s, best porkers to £6, light and medium to. £4,